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Psalms 6 (MSG)

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¹ A David psalm. Please, GOD, no more yelling, no more trips to the woodshed. ² Treat me nice for a change; I'm so starved for affection. Can't you see I'm black and blue, beat up badly in bones ³ and soul? GOD, how long will it take for you to let up? ⁴ Break in, GOD, and break up this fight; if you love me at all, get me out of here. ⁵ I'm no good to you dead, am I? I can't sing in your choir if I'm buried in some tomb! ⁶ I'm tired of all this--so tired. My bed has been floating forty days and nights On the flood of my tears. My mattress is soaked, soggy with tears. ⁷ The sockets of my eyes are black holes; nearly blind, I squint and grope. ⁸ Get out of here, you Devil's crew: at last GOD has heard my sobs. ⁹ My requests have all been granted, my prayers are answered. ¹⁰ Cowards, my enemies disappear. Disgraced, they turn tail and run.